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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-30
A APrettyWoInan's S Secret.

AIl5uyWuIhdh OO5UIGl'
Fear of discovery, when she resorts to
false hair and dyes, is a source of con-
slant anxiety to her. The very persons
from whom she most desires to hide the
waning of her charms are the ones most
likely to make the discovery. But there
is no reason why she should not regain
and retain all the beauty of hair that was
her pridv nj youth. Let her use AYERS
HAIR VIGOR, and, not only will her hair
cease to fall out, but new growth will
appear where the scalp has been denuded;
and locks that are turning gray, or have
actually grown white, will return to their
pristine freshness and brilliance Of color.
AYERS HAIR VIGOR cures
Hereditary Badness.
GEORGE MAYER. Fldtonid, Texas, was
bald at % years of age, as his ancestors
had been for several generations. One
bottle of HAIR VIGOR started growth of
soft, downy hair all over his scalp, which
soon became thick, long, and vigorous.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-30
Ayers Hair VigOr,

PREPARED BY
DR.. j. @. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-07-30

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OCULISr AND AURIsT, LATE RESI-
" dent physician ofthe Eve and Ear Hos
pital, Worth street. New York. 45H North
Spring street. Hours. "a. n. to 4 P. n and
a to P. n. may9tf
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
MYSTERIOUS NIOUNTAINEERs.
An Interesting Theory as to the Origin Il
tho MoonshincrS.


tho Moonshincrs.
| q. e. Allison, in Southern Biyouac fof February.
Rude in speech, figure and habit
barely lettered, though rarely entirely
unlettcred; cunning, bold, determined
and reckless Of life he is apart from the
men of any of the people who dwell on
the plains on either sidO Of his mountain
range, and has code Of manners, Gus
toms and morals that is unknown to the
outer world The origin of the noun,
taincers that inhabit the ranges from
| Virginia to Arkansas is subject that
might tempt the curiosity of serious
historian. The vcstigcs OF the early
population, and of some of tho singular
episodic inroads that accompanied the
steady flow of English colonization, arc
still plainly pcrccptiblc. From the scmi-
ducal plantations Of the Kings faVOritcs
Ill Virginia and the C0rOlinaS many Of
| those unfortunate or criminal wrCtchcs
WHO were transported from the mother
! country to be penal slaves i'll thc fields
OF hcartlcss, aud mostly absentee, mas
tors, escaped into the refuge of the
mountains, and, animated 10y II despair
ing hope of freedom, sought the most
inaccessible hiding places. 10 the
escaped convict, trembling under the re-
mcmbrancc Of Il masters LASH, and will
ing to dare any native danger to escape
the slavery he had fled, the approach of
another refugee was as full Of terror as
OF comfort. The runaway fClOn could
trust nobody; or, perhaps, he had Il
brand upon his forehead to hide from
curious eyes, and wherever he made his
home 1t wGS kept remote from ncighbor-
Ia, la
to adventurous or suspicious eyes. There
is little doubt that among the first set
tiers OF the mountains wore these British
convicts sold into slavery to the Amcri-
car plantations, and condemned to life
of laborious servitudc, which they only
escaped by such hardships as could
tempt no free man. The free pioneer
and the woodsman pushed on across the
mountains or through the passes and
cleared for himSrlfu an empire and garden
III fertile Kentucky and Middle Tcnncs-
see, or sought the setter air and cotton
lands of the Southern States. The
escaped convict wns afraid to venture in
either direction, lest he should rush into
tho hands Of former master or over
seer, who would identify and re-rnSlnvc
him. So, with that last instinct for per
Sonnl freedom that has always possessed
the Caucasian race III every land he
clung to the mountains of his refuge,
secure i'll his solitude and getting his
peace i'll the imprcgnability Of nis re-
treat. 1t was perhaps an Inherited in
Stlnct, therefore, that mnlc The noun
tainccrs hate negro slavery as bitterly us
the most determined Ab0litioniSts of the
North, and which led them by force Of
fate to join the Union armies when the
civil war came on. The mumtn.u re-
8lons not only furnished the Northern
armies thousands of soldiers, but also
nalntaincd warm sympathy lor TIC
cause Ill the rear and front Of the Union
lines, and it is not singular, perhaps,
that they have continued in sympathy
with the Republican party as instructive
y as the cmanciputcd negro.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
General Lees Address.

General Stephen D. Lee, the popular
and successful President of the Mlssis-
sippi Agricultural College, is 40 mere
figure head, but Il live and progressive
agricultural educator, one who loses no
opportunity to promote the best inter
csts of the farmers of the South. Re
Gently, in addressing the Alississippi
State Grange, he said:
81 esteem myself cOmplimunted, III
being invited annually to appear before
the State Grange and address it. This
seems appropriate, as the order has
been, and is still, the largest organiza-
ton of farmers i'll NIississippi-it is also
the largest national organization of
farmers in the United States. The
order in Mississippi, too, did more to
have the a. and NJ. College established,
than any other influence. AS early as
1879, and yearly, afterwards, they
mcmorinizcd the Legislature, and by
resolution, insisted on the passage Of n
law organizing the College rs Separate
and distinct institution from the Univcr-
sity at Oxford, SO that the spirit of the
Federal law would be obtained.
'Now, my friends, are you ready to
be benefited by the experience Of 9th
ers? Are you ready to put more value
on your lands? Are you ready to take
care OF your capital III business, which is
the fertility of your soil? Is there need
OF agricultural education? Your soil
was once fertile. You have cuTclcsslv
and by pursuing Il wrong system i'm
povcrishea it. You have worn it out.
and now ready to deliver it TO your chill
drcn poorer than you got it from your
fathers. This is not right. Your chill
drcn should receive their heritage un-
impaired, from you. You must DO cdu-
Gated IN the new way OF preserving the
fertility of your soil. If it is too late
for you, your childrcn must be educated
i'll the new methods. If they do not
restore fertility to these lands, others
can and will. The question is, will yc Il
prepare them, by education, to do this?
1t Is plain proposition. If they do
not or cannot, they will lose those lands
They will pass into the hands Of 8tran-
gers.
"Tho facilities in Mississippi are at
hand to restore these lands. They are
all favorable. We have plenty Of good
land yet left on nearly every plantntiuu
The plan is to stop cuitivating poor land
1t will break all who attempt it. One
fourth or onc-third Of our land is still
good. Cultivate only good land; ma
nurc it, work it better, follow intensive
farming on our good lands. DO away
with onc-half or two-thirds Of our labor
Utilize the poor lands as grazing lands
Nature will cover them ut once with
grass. 1t costs nothing for grass to
grow. 1t costs nothing for stock to cat
grass. Stock raising is the only practi-
cnblo way of using these lands, getting
a profit ont Of them and allowing them
at some time to rccupcrato, and have
their fertility restored. II will break
anybody who attempts to cultivate them.
restored before it will pay to crop them
again"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
Japan Clover Culture,

[ would like to know something about
the clover which is springing up along
tho road sides and old fields here
"Llspcdczn Streata," or "Japan clover"
rs it occurs to me that it deserves some
consideration and attention. A large
per cent. of our lands Wy constant cult
Tntlon Ill cotton AMI e. n, havo grown
so thin and poor that the crop raised on
them IS no longer profitable. Fencing
too much run down, and requires too
much machinery and tools for wheat, SO
about tho only thing left, is to try and
stop tho gulios and washes, make past
ures, and about tho only thing l sec
ilourishing is this Japan clover" L
have seen no land yet too poor, too dry
or too wet for it to grow on. Cattle are
very fond of it, and get quite fat from
feeding on it. 1t is reported that this
clover seeds on top; if that be the case,
L am not surprised It weeds out every
thing, for an inves, cation shows me that
1t has seed on the root, forming about
onc-half inch below tho surface Of the
ground. Therefore, when the dry
weather kills the stalk, one dozen new
sprouts put up after the first rain
wish, however, to knoH something moro
of it's history, and when and how to SOW,
and hence this communication aaP. II. "a
Huntsville, Alabama.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
A COTTON CHOPPER.
lii" Wonderful Agricultural Invention of
Camden Mechanic.
tNcrrosp0ndencc Of the News and Courier.l

Wcrrcspondcncc of the News and Courier.)
CAMDEN, February 1G.-Mr. j. B.
AmmonS has mato n cotton chopper,
Wnich promises to be Il success, and now,
with tue "Ammons'B Chopper and
Mason Is picker and gin, tho farmers can
expect to mako moro out Of their cotton
crop. Mr.. AmmOnS, Il whCClwright and
carpenter by trade, was raised in Marion,
but Tor the last two years has lived in
Camden. He has been studying m his
machine for eleven years, AMI three
years ago made model, which he has
worked successfully in the field every
season since. He reached what he
thought perfection last winter. His
machine is built very much like sulky
plough, with adjustable hoes that will
leave any stand OF cotton that may be
desired, and with ono man and horse
can chop from twenty-five to thirty acres
a day, There is littlo SCOOP plougl
attached i'll such way as to act us g
guido to the horse always on the nex
row, the horse being mado to walk il
this shallow furrow going across the cot
ton beds. IN trying tho chopper the
Of cotton to the hill. Tho only objec.
WIN DGtll IulSC(t lS tllttU III leaves
n tlft of grass around the cotton, and
this objection has been done away with
by what Mr. Ammons calls two dirters,
which piles the dirt against the cotton
behind the chopping hoes, and thus also
Keeps tho wind from damaging the
stand.
Mr.. Ammons has sold several county
rights and over two hundred and fifty
machines at $50 each, all in three
months. Tho machine has been thor
ou8hly tested in Richland, Kcrshaw,
Chesterfield, Marlboro and Marion
counties, and it trcccivcd the first diploma
ut the last State Fair. Tho machine
weighs about l5u pounds, and tracks
with standard wagon track A patent
was applied for on November 80, 1886.
serial number PIG, 1}J. a few machines
arc being made, but no attempt will be
made to fill the demand for them until
III time for the season Of 1883. I;y that
time the plans for manufacture on IL
large scale will he completed and large
number of machines made. Elattcring
offers have been received for buying the
right for the States Of Louisiana aud
IcNuS
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
CuCkrOachcS.

- beg TO forward You an easy, clean
and certain method Of CrndicatInp those
loathsOmC insects from dwelling houses
~ lew years ago my hOuae was infested
with COckrOachcS, or CLOCKS, rs they are
called here, and | was recommended to
try cucumber pCCling as IL remedy. /
accordingly immediately before bedtime,
streWcd the floor OF those parts Of the
house most infested with the vcr,nin
with the green peel, cut not very thin
from the cucumber, and sat up half an
hOur later than usual to watch the effect
'l1ciOrc the expiration Of that time
the noOr where the peel lay WAS c0lh-
plotcIy covered with cockrOuchcY, 50
much 50 that the vegetable could not be
seen, 50 vorNclOusiy were they engaged
III sucking the poisonous moisture from
1t. adopted the same plan the follow
ing night, but my visitors were not pear
50 numerous should think not more
than fourth Of the previous night.
"On the third night | did not dis
cover one; but, anxious to ascertain
whether the house was quite clear of
them, | examined the peel after I had
laid it down about half an hour. nnd
perceived that it was covered with
myriads Of minute cocllroachcs about
the size OF n flea. | therefore allowed
the peel to remain until morning. and
from that moment [ have not seen q
cockroach in the house. 1t is d very old
building, and | can assure YOU that In,
above remedy only requires to be pcr
severed IN three or four nights to com
pletely eradicate the pest. Of course. i
should be fresh cucumber peel every
| night"
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
LAUGHING AT LoCKSaIITIIS.
An Elopclnent From a Ladies' Seminary
That Heals Family Fcud.

From the Louisville post)
a quiet little wedding in Jeilorsonyillc
last night brought to an end q romantic
little love story and Il family feud of
several years standing. Zen years ago
John >. Built, Of Cleveland, Ohio, re-
moved to point near New Market,
kentucky, and settled with his family
on farm. Shortly after his arrival
there be got into dispute with Hunter
Wells, Il ncighbor, over u small piece of
ground between their farms. This re-
suited III II long law suit, and was finally
settled in Bullit's favor. The men woro
not rcconcilcd, however, and became
bitter enemies. For years tho members
OF the two families spoke harshly of one
another, and no opportunity was passed
to DO an injury TO the other family.
MIR. Built at the time Of his removal
to Kentucky had n daughter Celia, aged
seven years. KS time passed she grow
into lovely young girl, and WAS sent to
the convent OF the Notrc Dame, near
Cincinnati, to receive her cducarion.
Returning home last Christmas for the
holidays more lovely aYd perfect in
feature and form than ever, she met
Albert Wells, the son of Hunter Wells, Il
young merchant of st. Louis, who was
also ut home on holiday visit. The
two first met at dance at a farmers
house near Calvary Station, but fonnd it
both convenient and pleasant to meet
often after this. They loved one another
and when they parted after the hOlid,yS
1t was with the agreement to correspond.
OlX or eight letters were written, but
while Wells received those from Miss
Dulllt, the Sister Superior ut the convent
dlscrcctly kept those directed to her
lovely charge. FINAL becoming despur-
ate, Wells made the journey to Cincin-
natl and visited the convent in company
with Mr.. w. Hunt, OF that place, under
the guise of Celia Bullit's brother.
While the young couple could not act as
freely as their hearts dictated, owing TO
the presence Of a teacher Of the school,
they succeeded i'll making an appoint
ment ut Hunts Hotel, which was after
wards kept. Here they agreed to marry,
and rs she would not consent to be mar
rcd other than i'll the presence Of n rcla-
tive, they came to this city and tclc-
graphed George Built, Il brother, TO
meet them here. He did so, and finally
the old family cnlnity w0s talked down
and the three went to Jctlersonvillc,
whore Esquire Kclgwin married them.
They returned and are stopping at the
Arlington Hotel, where MIR. Hunter
Wells and Nr. john Built arc expected
this afternoon, they having tclcgraphcd
their satisfaction at the marriage and
the nope that never again would i'll feel
nSs prevail between the two families.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
Chapter OF Accidents.

While Alex. LOvc-son Of Mr.. r. A.
I,ove-and young Mr.. Gibson were out
hunting yesterday, Alexis gun was acci~
dentally discharged, pouring the entire load
Of shot into the back part of Mr.. Gibson's
head, causing a very serious wound.
Jesse Clifton, son of Rev. j. A. Clifton,
Of Spartanburg, during stay of q few
hours here yesterday, fell from pole on
which he was practicing gymnastics and
had his arm disloCated at the elbow.
Yesterday, small colored boy on Mr..
/. Med. Hoods place fell across stick of
wood which a larger boy was chopping.
and had one of bis hands cut off. .--C6est0r
Rep0rt0r.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
Railroad Earnings.

TIE New YORK FINANCIAL. CuRoy1crJ,
says That the January earnings of nearly
every Southern railroad are greater than
their losses, and that, in fact, the South
crn and Southwestern roads, taken as q
whole, record the best results. The
Chronicle gives comparative statement
showing the January earnings of ten
leading Southern and Southwestern COM
panlcs for six years. In January, 1882,
the earnings Of the Richmond and Dan
vile road were @28o, CPS; in 1888, $3.50,
157; in 1891, &2GG, $50; III 1885, $325,-
G@3; i'll 1886, $218, 8,572; in 1887, $354,
$50. Only two Of the ten roads repre-.
scntod in the comparative statement fail
to show for 1887 larger returns than for
any OF the years given, while the aggrc-
gate earnings Of the ten roads for 1887
are over - ,0G9,GOO greater than in 1856.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
remarkable Corn,
(From the Pht'adelpiia Times.)

Among the especially interesting and
substantially valuable exhibits IN the
hnc of farm products ut the late Texas
State EHir, was half buahcl of corn
developed and raised by Mr.. JEFF Wei
born, oi "cIbOrm Bros, New Boston,
Bowie county, Texas. The cob is -
inches IN diameter, its length ten inches.
I'icro were forty rows Of grains on the
ear lnnd what il most remarkably the
grain IS seven. Cighth5 Of an inch long.
IhIS corn shells one quart to the cob.
The McibOm Bros. gathered this (vcry
dry year eight hundred bushels from
ten acres. nm average Of eighty bushels
to the acre, and tins with only eight fur.
rows to the row. This corn, which he
has named "Jcti Wciborn's Conscience. -
nc states natures two weeks earlier than
the common white corn; it is also extra
firm, but not ilinty. Mcssrs. Wclborn's
corn attracted universal attention, and
5" numerous were the applicants for q
few grams that the exhibitor Tas forced
TO Withdraw it from exhibit. 1t wa.
awarded both first and second premiums
tho first being IL splendid wagon (ollcrcC
by the Heating Machine and Implcmcn
Company, the second, twenty dollars
worth Of nursery stock.-Farm an(
Ranch.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
The Direct TaN Bill.

The Senate has passed, and the House
has referred to IL committee, Il bill with
regard to the direct tax levied during
the war.
On the 9TH OF August, 1861, as Il war
measure, II tax Of $50, 600, 600 was levied
on all the States, North and South alike.
1t was proposed that if any State should
pay Its share, - per cent. discount wuuld
DC allowed. Several Of them took adj
vantage of the provision. AS the law
stands, whenever any money is due to Il
state which has not paid this tax, il is
placed to the credit of the State. The
First Comptroller is bound to do this,
but the law has given rise to controvcr-
sizes. 10 prevent this, the bill is before
Congress.
The following statement OF the direct
tax accounts is oilicinl but only relates
to Virginia, North Carolina and West
Virginia, and the sum totals: The amount
imposed on Virginia was $S29, ,O2I .O2. of
which IS, 500. II was collected, lcnyin.s
Il b""hco due of 81 IL, JOI. 30. Byun Act
PASSED February -, 1867, the Secretary
OF the Treasury was authorized to trans
fer sos, ,l79.65 Of the amount originally
imposed on Virginia to West Nirginia,
on which there has been collected $lSI,-
3O6.93. Upon North Carolina the assess
mcnt was SOFT, 1867, Of which 1885,
l9i.I5 was collected, leaving Il balance
due Of $l9O,OOO.22. The aggregate Of
the report to all the States is over $lI,-
100000.
The States that have paid and are
credited with ID per cent. discount arc
pald just what they paid in taxes. The
States that arc still due the government
are released from payment.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24

Ladies who would faint if accused of
plIicrInG do not hesitate to rob their neigh
Oora Of cooks and nurses. Ladies who
would hcmortalIy offended if charged with
mcanncsS or envy, covct the good servants
That their friends enjoy, and adopt no end
OF tricky and mean ways to secure them for
themselves. Everything is fair in love and
war and in housekeeping is the motto of
many IL dame who passes for mode! in
department and the best of wives and
mothers. --.leioish MESSENGER.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
"I do not like thee, Or. Fell,
The reason Why, | cannot tclI.'

1t has often been wondered at, tine bad
'dor This olJ-quotcd doctor WAS in. Twas
probably because he, being one Of the OLD
school doctors, made up pills as large as
outlets, which nothing but an ostrich could
oolt without nausea. Hence the dislike.
Dr. X. Y. Picrcc's pheasant Purcativc
rolicts' arc sugar coated and no larger than
9ird-shOt, and arc quick to do their work.
For all arrangements of the liver, bowel,
and stomach they are specific.
Why arc babies like new flannel? Re
cause they shrink from washing,
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24

The grand jury Of Rowan county has re.
tUrncd true bills against Henry Logan,
Morgan McClury and Lon Ragbcm, cliarg.
ing them with the crime Of confcdcratine
and banding themselves together for th
purpose Of killing Judge y. Il. Cole, Col.
Il. L. Young and his son Allie W. Young
now County Attorney Of Rowan. ThC
scheme to murder these men was detected
| Just in time to save their lives.
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
The Cost of Ignorance.

Absence of knowledge Of the fact that
physical and mental weakness, indigcs-
ton, impure blood, and sick headache
can be avcrtod by DIR. IIartcr's Iron
Tonic, costs millions OF money annually
for orunccrtain and unreliable dccoctions.% :
The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1887-02-24
VOL. XVI.
THE SINS OF THE SENATE.

An Explanation of the Course OF Chat
Body on tho agricultural Bills"